Showing posts with label Etta James. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Etta James. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Etta James - Time After Time

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:37
Size: 149,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:02) 1. Don't Go To Strangers
(5:03) 2. Teach Me Tonight
(4:31) 3. Love Is Here To Stay
(6:36) 4. The Nearnes Of You
(4:26) 5. Time After Time
(5:50) 6. My Funny Valentine
(6:55) 7. Imagination
(4:01) 8. Fool That I Am
(6:27) 9. Willow Weep For Me
(5:19) 10. Ev'rybody's Somebody's Fool
(4:19) 11. Night And Day
(6:01) 12. Someone To Watch Over Me

Casual fans of Etta James most often thought of her as a blues singer, and she was, when that was what she wanted to do, but she also sang straight girl group pop, belted out R&B and soul tunes, and she also, when she chose, took herself uptown and sang jazz.

That's the case here, as James elegantly delivers her versions of vocal jazz standards like Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne's "Time After Time" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You," in front of a tight and fluid big band comprised of Josh Sklair (guitar), Eddie Harris and Herman Riley (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Buttacavoli (trumpet, flügelhorn), Kraig Kilby (trombone), Cedar Walton (piano), John Clayton (bass), Paul Humphrey (drums), and Donto Metto James (shakers). It's all graceful and uptown, and James' singing is hauntingly beautiful. By Steve Leggett
https://www.allmusic.com/album/time-after-time-mw0000175382

Personnel: Vocals – Etta James; Bass – John Clayton (tracks: all except 6); Drums – Paul Humphrey (tracks: all except 6); Flugelhorn – Ronnie Buttacavoli (tracks: 6, 7, 8, & 9); Guitar – Josh Sklair; Piano – Cedar Walton (tracks: all except 6); Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Harris (tracks: 2, 3, 5, & 12), Herman Riley (tracks: 4, 7, 9, 10, & 11); Trombone – Kraig Kilby (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, & 12)

Time After Time

Friday, June 10, 2016

Various - At Last: The Blues Ballads

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:25
Size: 156.6 MB
Styles: Blues/Jazz vocals
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Mighty Mo Rodgers - Have You Seen The American Dream
[2:57] 2. Marlena Shaw - Anyone Can Move A Mountain
[4:15] 3. Nina Simone - Don't Explain
[2:58] 4. Etta James - At Last
[7:40] 5. James Brown - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
[4:43] 6. Susan Tedeschi - Lord Protect My Child
[4:36] 7. Labelle - Miss Otis Regrets
[6:01] 8. Larry Carlton - Cold Day In Hell
[3:04] 9. Peggy Lee - Black Coffee
[3:04] 10. Queen Latifah - I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
[7:32] 11. Robben Ford - Life Song
[6:03] 12. Diane Schuur - Someone To Love
[4:52] 13. Lizz Wright - I Idolize You
[4:14] 14. Nina Hagen - What It Is
[2:36] 15. Dinah Washington - A Bad Case Of The Blues

The term blues ballad is used to refer to a specific form of popular music which fused Anglo-American and Afro-American styles from the late 19th century onwards. Early versions combined elements of the European influenced "native American ballad" with the forms of African American music. From the 20th century on it was also used to refer to a slow tempo, often sentimental song in a blues style.

At Last: The Blues Ballads

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Etta James - Jazz

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:55
Size: 86.8 MB
Styles: Jazz-blues vocals
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. Stormy Weather
[2:55] 2. Fool That I Am
[2:24] 3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[2:23] 4. Dream
[3:25] 5. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
[3:34] 6. Don't Take Your Love From Me
[2:21] 7. Don't Blame Me
[3:57] 8. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
[2:12] 9. Prisoner Of Love
[3:52] 10. Lover Man
[3:11] 11. Misty
[4:29] 12. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

This CD presents the dynamics of Etta James capabilities as a songstress. She was much more than "Tell Mama". I'm certain everyone is famillar with "At Last". This CD goes beyond that and takes you into her abilities to perform the classic jazz standards with her soulful signature voice. This is a collector's must have. ~Glen

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